HEAT RUMORS & GOSSIP

One player is easy to guess, but the infamous list includes a Heat icon and a legend on defense. The love/hate saga fills the NBA career of LeBron James. A recent piece includes him in the Miami Heat heritage as part of a “Most Hated” list.
Hated by: Opposing fans, entire city of Cleveland
Why? The hate for LeBron has diminished since his return to Cleveland, but during his...

The Heat/Knicks rivalry burns again thanks to NBA 2K’s Classic Team Mode. NBA 2K18 will work to reignite the rivalry between Knicks and Heat fans with the inclusion of 96-97 Heat and 98 Knicks. Both teams will be part of 2K’s “Classic Teams”.
The 1996-1997 Heat were phenomenal. They finished the season 61-21, were coached by Pat Riley and were defensive juggernauts. The...

The panel said that Miami was not as bad as last season’s start, or as good as last season’s finish. As I mentioned earlier this month, ESPN’s real plus/minus formula predicts that the Miami Heat will finish with 42.3 wins and a seventh seed in the playoffs.
The worldwide leader’s panel of NBA analysts was a little more generous.
In a forecast of the NBA playoffs, an ESPN...

Since the news was released, there has been no bigger offseason news than when it was leaked that Kyrie Irving does not want to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers anymore. Irving still has yet to release a statement himself on the subject of matter. Since he has yet to do so, there has been speculation upon speculation. Also, he has left several people guessing and considering their...

Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters isn’t against the team acquiring Kyrie Irving. It’s just that everyone should know that there’s already an “alpha male” on the Heat squad: him.Irving’s original trade demand reportedly listed four teams as preferred destinations. The Heat was among those teams, along with the San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves....

NBA writer Ethan Skolnick was arrested and charged Wednesday with battering his 70-year-old father, according to a report.Skolnick, who was well known by some fans and media for covering the Miami Heat when LeBron James starred for the team, had been staying with his parents in Boca Raton. The Miami Herald says his estranged wife contacted police asking them to check on the writer...

The Miami Heat have had an interesting last couple years to say the least. Their supporters watched the Big 3 era dissipate before their very eyes, losing LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to their hometown franchises. The third wheel of the Big 3, Chris Bosh, was also lost due to an unfortunate blood clot condition which could cost him his life if he were to lace them up again.
With...

The Miami Heat have been one of the teams most bandied about teams in potential Kyrie Irving trade scenarios since the Cleveland Cavaliers guard’s trade request was made public last week.ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported just recently that Miami would be willing to part with Goran Dragic and Justise Winslow as centerpieces in any trade involving Irving.Being willing to part...

Throughout the offseason, we’ll be counting down the Top 50 players in the NBA from 50 to 1. Who will just miss the cut? Which names do you expect to see? Regardless, you’ll be able to find them all right here.Why He’s Great: Last year, I said that Goran Dragić was still an All-NBA-caliber player when given the keys to his own offense. Well…2013-14 Goran Dragić: 20.3 PPG...

Amid reports that a Kyrie Irving trade is “almost inevitable” and that his differences with LeBron James are irreconcilable, one former teammate of The King thinks the two sides should figure out a way to work out their differences.Chris Bosh, who played four seasons with James and won a couple of championships, told TMZ Sports James and Irving need to “work it out.” Though...

When the Miami Heat emerged as a suitor for Gordon Hayward, it all felt very familiar. Pat Riley has always pursued the best free agents on the market – LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Kevin Durant, now Hayward – largely because of his obsessive preservation of cap flexibility. You can’t fault the guy. Since 2010, Riley has assembled the Big Three, won two NBA Championships, weathered...

The Miami Heat recently released Chris Bosh and gave him a beautiful golden parachute in the process, but he’s not ready to throw in the towel on his career just yet.Bosh was approached by TMZ Sports in Los Angeles Thursday, and he made it clear he’s still mulling over his future.“Health is great, feeling great,” Bosh said … noting that he’s focusing on being a dad while...

Kevin Durant — presumably jokingly — took personal credit for the new deals signed by former teammates Andre Roberson and Dion Waiters.The Golden State Warriors superstar and Finals MVP took to his YouTube community page to muse upon his supposed sole influence on the contracts for his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates, even referring to Waiters as “my first born,” albeit...

Gordon Hayward made his free agency decision on the 4th of July -- after quite a bit of confusion -- announcing in a piece on The Players’ Tribune that he would be joining the Boston Celtics.Utah Jazz fans are understandably disappointed and perhaps even a little upset over their star player deciding to go elsewhere. But evidently a certain segment of them posted such “mean comments...

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